During this webinar, Sophie Lens and Julie Peeters identify some of the issues associated with AI use within a company (such as with data protection, intellectual property and/or trade secrets)...

On 28 November 2013, the European Commission published a proposed Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information against misappropriation (COM (2013) 813 final) (the "Proposal") (See, VBB on Belgian Business Law, Volume 2013, No. 11, p. 12, available at www.vbb.com).

A new "IP Fast Action Protocol" has been approved by the Commercial Courts of Barcelona and the European Union Trademark Courts located in Alicante

On 13 January 2012, the European Commission published two studies exploring the need for further harmonisation in the field of EU intellectual property rights.

On 17 August 2018, the European Union Intellectual Property Office published a 436-page report analysing the regulatory framework governing trade secrets as well as trade secrets litigation across the EU.

Challengers can reach scale seemingly overnight, forcing market change at a similar speed. Established business models are upended,

Under the Trade Secrets Directive, trade secrets are protected against unlawful acquisition as well as unlawful use and disclosure.

On 15 January 2020 President Donald J. Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a "Phase One" agreement between the United States and China,...

This is a summary of the article "Bescherming van video games naar Belgisch recht: een analyse van het auteursrecht en bedrijfsgeheimen aan de hand van de Zuid-Koreaanse Nexon-Ironmace zaak"...

In a judgment of 28 May 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal quashed an earlier decision of the President of the Brussels Commercial Court allowing the use of the trade mark "DVV OsCar" by Dexia Insurance Belgium NV, now Belfius Insurance NV.

Today's blog post starts a series focusing on European trade secret law issues. We will focus on practical questions and share insights on how Belgian courts use the Belgian Trade Secrets Act...

In the latest episode of our Trade Secrets Series we discussed the measures aimed at maintaining the confidentiality of trade secrets during legal proceedings.

Filing Patents is often an important aspect for implementing an intellectual property strategy for innovative companies.

Today's blog post is the second blog post in a series focusing on European trade secret law issues and trends.

The transformative nature of artificial intelligence means it will continue to be a live issue this year, with attention also on the UPC, SEP licensing and platform liability.

After the proposal for the Data Governance Act (DGA) was introduced in November 2020, the Council of the European Union finally approved it on 16 May 2022.

On November 27, 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Data Act (Data Act), a new regulation providing harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers...